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For the first time in what, 4? 5? years? I finally decided to delve into a memory of this place, and for the first time it actually logged me in.


As cheesy as it is, a friend of mine has encouraged me recently to go back to a point where I had something of my own that made me happy; which for me has been art. I remember drawing overly fluffy-maned ponies and crazy limbed characters that made me happy and connected.


Everything is so damn different, I feel ancient - there's a chat???


I honestly don't even know who I still have on here anymore. Well, for anyone still around, I think I want to try to re-learn this and get back into my medium :)

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I apologize for the pun. But also I don't. Seeing how I live and breathe for puns 8D

Well, I've replaced my computer's power supply. Only to find out that wasn't the easy fix to my problems :) (Smile)  Of course not.
Turns out, my graphics card is absolutely fried AND its port in the motherboard is equally dead. I dunno which one went first, or if one imploding also took down the other with it but point being I'm down two more parts I didn't want to replace B[

At this rate, I might just end up rebuilding the entire tower honestly. 
It's dawning on me now that I've only told a tiny handful of people that my desktop went kaput before going MIA indefinitely, whoops Sweating a little... 

In other news, I start my post-graduate program next Monday! Yay! Apparently graduating once isn't enough for me and I just love textbooks  I am a dummy! 

In other other news

       I'M ENGAGED!! :happybounce: :happybounce: 


Hence the pun ;P
But yes, on New Year's Eve my boyfriend of 3 years proposed, and I said yes! And have been tormenting him for that decision ever since :D (Big Grin) HAH no I'm kidding. Partially 8] 

No we are super stoked, and given that I am going back to school (forever) we've decided it's a good idea to get started on some of the planning early so I don't have to completely freak out over the wedding. A mild panic will do :]

We're still not used to being engaged, it takes me a moment of internal correction to be able to say the word "fiance" in reference to him and he still calls me his girlfriend before he's corrected by his own coworkers XD I was booking an appointment with a venue and the coordinator on the phone asked me what my fiance's name was, and I was like "Who??" :o (Eek) 

Suffice it to say, things are going fairly well.
I hope everyone has had a good transition into the new year of 2018!


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I'm feeling overwhelmed and gushy so BEAR WITH ME AND MY MUSHY JOURNAL!
Well my last genuine journal entry was only 3 years ago. Only Stare  what is time and where has it gone...

I honestly don't know what to say about where I've been and what's happened aside from EVERYTHING

My presence on dA has been erratic to say the least, it seems every time I make the decision to come back as actively as I've been before something aaaaalways happens 8[  Rage 
Losing as much contact as I have with friends I've made through this platform may just be one of my greatest regrets thus far. 

BUT I have good news too! I've had my last day of my undergrad this past week. These have been 5 extremely long years, of which the last 2 have been an absolute crap bucket with way more downs than ups. Not sure if I could even call them "ups", more like a baseline that hovers ever so slightly above the "throw myself under a bus" threshold. 

Now as fun as fighting with myself over every waking hour is, I can't describe how glad I am to finally finish and to have this particular step accounted for. 

I'm confirmed to graduate this June with my BSc and I'm all set to move on to a specialization program and work placement right after, I honestly can't remember ever being this excited at the prospect. Maybe in senior year of high school when we were all applying to universities and colleges. I sure miss the days when I didn't hate everything about U of T Roll Eyes  I feel like part of this positivity is from the fact that this next step is one I've chosen for myself, and one I have worked for unbound by external expectations. There's nothing more freeing than letting my own wants for my own future guide the choices I make, I feel less doubt than ever before.

ANYWAY yes graduation yay. I've been working away at two jobs that I still have and I'm completing another course for a certification that will ensure me even better field-relevant employment. Because psychology is the absolute worst when it comes to actually finding a job. 

I'm happy and terrified at the same time. 

It's one thing to always think ahead and say "I can't wait to graduate and get out there and be an adult", but now that I'm here I feel lost. It's the weirdest feeling in the world to have spent 23 years structured around grades and now it all just ends.
But as my boyfriend says, now our life can finally begin! We've been waiting for me to finish school and stabilize myself before we made any large-scale changes but now we are definitely looking ahead. He's been an invaluable anchor for me over the last 2 years, and as cheesy and cliche as it sounds, I don't know where I'd be without his unconditional support. 

Well friends, a happy Fire is a productive Fire! So super stoked and loving life for once and I CAN'T WAIT for my next chapters! :la:

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Tundrra and I are collaborating on our faction brawls, and we're looking for some faction mates and opposing rivals to include in our entries!

We're both pack leaders and our collabs are all art ^^

We're trying to have entries done for all three classes if we can, so I'd like to have some different tokos featured.
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Hm the last update was from September, that feels so long ago. This is mostly for anyone waiting for art from me.

So, it's exam season for me aaaand I have 6 to get through in the next 2 weeks :crying:
Which means I won't be quite as active, and any commissions and art I owe have to be put on hold until the 25th at the least, the day of my last exam. The only art I'd be doing would be personal things for the sake of stress relief sketching ^^; 

For anyone that's sent me notes or messages I haven't replied to: I'm not ignoring you I just suck at timely replies D: I read everything as soon as I get it though, and I always lurk on dA so noworries.

As a side note, this coming Monday I'll be turning 20 woo. Really not much of a difference is it B[
I have absolutely no plans whatsoever for it, seeing as I have 2 exams back to back but :iconfergus33ply:'s taking me to the zoo on the 30th as my gift 8] I refuse to grow up
A trip to the zoo is really the most exciting thing in my life right now.

So to everyone else that has their exams and finals now, best of luck to ya'll ^^

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